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them on this particular aspect of the foreign policy say, they say that for all practical purposes the obama administration has given up on the israeli-palestinian peace process and came in with huge expectations, george mitchell, the former u.s. senator, who negotiated the peace agreement in northern ireland, he was brought in to negotiate an israeli-palestinian peace agreement and that didn't work out well as all of us know for a variety of reasons and since then the obama administration has done very little if anything to revive and there hasn't been much effort to get the peace talks back on track. what romney is trying to do is say if he comes in, he will work on that area and knowing that it is not easy and knowing there is problems and knowing that there are palestinians and he will refer to the palestinians, for example, hamas and gaza and others who are unwilling to accept israel under any conditions and having said that, there will be other palestinians who presumably will be ready to start the peace process and see if anything can happen down the road. as you know, ashley, all of
them on this particular aspect of the foreign policy say, they say that for all practical purposes the obama administration has given up on the israeli-palestinian peace process and came in with huge expectations, george mitchell, the former u.s. senator, who negotiated the peace agreement in northern ireland, he was brought in to negotiate an israeli-palestinian peace agreement and that didn't work out well as all of us know for a variety of reasons and since then the obama administration has...
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i was reading a review of the 2008 town hall debate that barack obama had with senator john mccain at the time. and here are the words they used to describe it. he was dispassionate. he kind of amabled when he chose his words. sounds familiar. i don't know how high his bar on ratcheting up his energy is. i'll say i agree, the town hall format lowers the bar. that confrop terrible aspect becomes more sensitive. people feel that. i don't think they like head-to-head as much it's more about connecting. >> that was tom brokaw's debate in 2008. he talked about doing a town-hall debate on "meet the press" and he said it was very tough. i'm paraphrasing. maycon do lenses to candy because it's a tough debate to do. let's talk about joe biden for a minute. let's go back to the debate. >> we knew that "saturday night live" would not -- >> four years ago, president obama made a promise. >> [ laughter ] >> that he would bring down unemployment below 6%. >> this guy -- i mean -- >> that's funny. and they were dead on. i have to say, do you think this will be old news by tuesday, lz? >> well, it's
i was reading a review of the 2008 town hall debate that barack obama had with senator john mccain at the time. and here are the words they used to describe it. he was dispassionate. he kind of amabled when he chose his words. sounds familiar. i don't know how high his bar on ratcheting up his energy is. i'll say i agree, the town hall format lowers the bar. that confrop terrible aspect becomes more sensitive. people feel that. i don't think they like head-to-head as much it's more about...
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i was reading a review of the 2008 town hall debate barack obama had with senator john mccain at the time. they said he was dispassionate, he ambled when he chose his words. sound familiar? so i will say this, i agree with lz, the town hall format lowers the ball. i don't think people like head to head as much. it's more about connecting with people. >> that was tom brokaw's debate in 2008. he talked about doing a town hall debate this morning on "meet the press" and he said it was very tough. he said something like, i'm paraphrasing, my condolences to candy, because it's a tough debate to do. let's talk about joe biden for a minute and go back to last week's debate. we knew "saturday night live" would have some fun. take a look. >> first of all, i want to thank center college for hosting us this evening. >> oh, boy, here we go. >> four years ago, president obama made a promise. [ laughter ] >> that he would bring down unemployment below 6%. >> oh, this guy. i mean. >> that's funny. and i have to say, do you think this will be old news by tuesday, lz? >> well, it's old news now. once
i was reading a review of the 2008 town hall debate barack obama had with senator john mccain at the time. they said he was dispassionate, he ambled when he chose his words. sound familiar? so i will say this, i agree with lz, the town hall format lowers the ball. i don't think people like head to head as much. it's more about connecting with people. >> that was tom brokaw's debate in 2008. he talked about doing a town hall debate this morning on "meet the press" and he said it...
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remember, the young senator obama just 47 years old in 2008 when he faced senator john mccain who was 72 at the time. needless to say, then senator obama held his own. but there's no telling who will win tonight. one thing is for certain, though. they're both equally passionate and energetic winning people over to their party come november 6th. with me right now, the dynamic duo. cnn political reporter peter hamby and paul steinhauser. good to see you. paul, first things first, when we're talking about the controversial romney 47% comments, do you think biden will go there tonight where his boss did not? >> i think a lot of democrats want that to happen, brooke. there's disappointment, peter, i think that's obvious. the president wasn't going very aggressively against mitt romney over the 47% controversy, over bain capital, the tax returns. i think vice president biden is not been shy at all in the campaign trail, brooke. that's fair to say. what we're looking at tonight is, is he as aggressive going after not the guy sitting next to him but his boss, mitt romney. you know what? i thi
remember, the young senator obama just 47 years old in 2008 when he faced senator john mccain who was 72 at the time. needless to say, then senator obama held his own. but there's no telling who will win tonight. one thing is for certain, though. they're both equally passionate and energetic winning people over to their party come november 6th. with me right now, the dynamic duo. cnn political reporter peter hamby and paul steinhauser. good to see you. paul, first things first, when we're...
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charlene has forced 3 state senators into early retirement. godaddy.com. charlene on the outside. karl on the inside. ♪ >>> president obama and mitt romney spend a lot of time talking about facts and figures, and well, themselves. but what if both men are missing out on the big picture. jonas sax joins me. jonah, welcome. you're an ad guy. you mold messages so, you know, so something will sell. so before we apply this to politics, your litmus test, you talk about this, is whether or not someone is an effective story teller and not the once upon a time kind of story. can you explain? >> sure. marketers learned long ago that if you just push your product based on the facts or the claims, it's very hard for audiences to get really inspired and to be part of the campaign that you're putting out there. but if you can tell a story, paint a compelling view of the world that people want to be apart of and make your audience a hero in that stor tell them where they are in relation to you not just a story you're selling them. that's where you start to build tribes of people who are passio
charlene has forced 3 state senators into early retirement. godaddy.com. charlene on the outside. karl on the inside. ♪ >>> president obama and mitt romney spend a lot of time talking about facts and figures, and well, themselves. but what if both men are missing out on the big picture. jonas sax joins me. jonah, welcome. you're an ad guy. you mold messages so, you know, so something will sell. so before we apply this to politics, your litmus test, you talk about this, is whether or...
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a fellow republican, senator rand paul, tells cnn that romney's approach is wrong, that more u.s. intervention in the mideast would not be effective, that our wars have fared poorly. in your opinion, what is the role of the u.s. in this region? >> first of all, we have to determine, is this region important to us? and the answer definitely is yes. because of our allies in the region from nato ally turkey which is under fire right now from syria to israel that's constantly being threatened to our gulf allies. secondly, energy. thirdly, this is the transportation and geographic hub of eurasia. fourthly, it's the cradle of civilizations in religions, it's part of our heritage. we can't walk away from the middle east, but it's a very tough, it's a very dangerous and it's a very turbulent region. and we take risks in being out there. >> former u.s. ambassador to iraq and turkey, jim jeffrey, thank you. >> thank you. >>> tens of thousands may have been given the contaminated steroid injections that are blamed for a deadly meningitis outbreak, but some say they saw it coming and even tri
a fellow republican, senator rand paul, tells cnn that romney's approach is wrong, that more u.s. intervention in the mideast would not be effective, that our wars have fared poorly. in your opinion, what is the role of the u.s. in this region? >> first of all, we have to determine, is this region important to us? and the answer definitely is yes. because of our allies in the region from nato ally turkey which is under fire right now from syria to israel that's constantly being threatened...
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the former governor of wisconsin now running for the senate seat. this is the response from tommy thompson's campaign, communications director. the governor has addressed this with his son, just like any father would do. jason thompson said something he should not have, and he apologizes. and, again, that was jason thompson, the son of tommy thompson, the former health and human services secretary, the former wisconsin govern and current candidate for the senate seat. i want to reiterate that the former governor was not at that brunch at that fall republican brunch in kenosha, wisconsin, and has put out that apology. we'll be right back. five days l, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a
the former governor of wisconsin now running for the senate seat. this is the response from tommy thompson's campaign, communications director. the governor has addressed this with his son, just like any father would do. jason thompson said something he should not have, and he apologizes. and, again, that was jason thompson, the son of tommy thompson, the former health and human services secretary, the former wisconsin govern and current candidate for the senate seat. i want to reiterate that...